labor
Prime-Age Employment-Population Ratio (25–54)
Latest
80.7%
Methodology
## What this measures
The share of Americans aged 25 to 54 who have a job.
## Why it matters
It is the cleanest single measure of whether working-age households have earned income, because it is not distorted by retirements or by people leaving the labor force.
## How to read it
Higher is better. The all-time high is 81.9% (April 2000); the post-pandemic high is 80.9%.
## Source
Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED (`LNS12300060`). Public.
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